Ferrari made an unbelievable return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans race as they won the event from the pole. This was the Italian outfit’s first victory in this event since 1965. While Ferrari produced a cracking effort to win the race, they were not short of some nerve-wracking moments.
The primary anxious moment came during their last pit stop as it took much longer than expected. As a result of the slow stop, they surrendered over a minute lead to Toyota and instead came out six seconds behind them.
Last pit stop for the Ferrari #51, longer than expected.#WEC #LeMans24 #LeMansCentenary @FerrariHypercar pic.twitter.com/2IRtRGUeAm
— FIA World Endurance Championship (@FIAWEC) June 11, 2023
According to Eurosport, Ferrari later reported the issue that they suffered. They explained that since their car did not fire up, they needed a power cycle. This moment resulted in immense anxiety among several fans, with most of them explaining how stressful it is to support the Italian outfit.
F1 fans left stressed as Ferrari suffers a nerve-wracking moment
After seeing the slow stop from Ferrari, several fans such as Gianluca stated that being a fan of the team “is a stressful thing“.
Been a Ferrari fan is a stressful thing 🙈
— Gianluca Mastellotto (@MasteHc89) June 11, 2023
On similar lines, some other fans such as Onois explained the anxious moment that they had.
Got 5 heart attacks at once
— onois (@InoisB) June 11, 2023
And then there were some other fans such as Atu who took this moment as an opportunity to mock Ferrari. They stated that the Italian team’s pitstops “will soon be the main cause of high blood pressure“.
Ferrari pitstops will soon be the main cause of high blood pressure 😂
— Atu (@2_wen) June 11, 2023
Carlos Sainz congratulates the team on their Le Mans win
While star F1 driver Charles Leclerc was at the venue to support Ferrari, his teammate, Carlos Sainz, put up a post to congratulate the team on their outstanding Le Mans victory. The Spaniard described how the Italian outfit had “an incredible return to the top class“. He then concluded his post by congratulating the Ferrari Hypercar team on their historic win.
Incredible job team @Ferrari, what an incredible return to the top class!! Congrats on this historic victory @FerrariHypercar 💪🏼🏆 pic.twitter.com/ezjMzfypZm
— Carlos Sainz (@Carlossainz55) June 11, 2023
Ferrari F1 fans will now want their team to return to the top in the motorsport where they first made a name for themselves. The Prancing Horse is the most successful F1 constructor with 16 championships. They have won seven more titles than second-placed Williams.